Monthly Archives: February 2015
Islands in the dream for operator
Owner of Isle of Mull bar expands Hebridean estate with Islay hotel
THE owner of an Isle of Mull bar is set for further expansion...
Drinks firms triumph at Achievers
DRINKS firms and wholesalers were celebrating last week after picking up a clutch of awards at the Scottish Wholesale Achievers.
Gordon & MacPhail (pictured) took...
Record number at Ben Dinner
A RECORD 1010 people attended the annual Ben Dinner earlier this month, raising around £90,000 for the licensed trade charity.
Ben president David McGowan (pictured)...
Waterside docks in Strathaven
Operators overcome restrictions in a conservation area to launch new-look venue, as Graeme Murray reports
When Paul McGeough took over The Waterside Bar & Restaurant in...
Students’ top training trips
GRADUATES from Diageo’s Learning for Life programme are headed for placements at some of the world’s premier hospitality venues after picking up scholarships from...
Police should stick to remit on alcohol
Officers have adopted wider brief in recent years
TRADITIONALLY, the police have always played a central role in a licensing system with a focus on...
New cider is a crafty move
CIDER maker H Weston & Sons has made a crafty move in the premium cider market with the launch of its new Caple Rd...
Trade attends crime seminar
OPERATORS and staff from 21 Glasgow outlets attended a special interactive seminar on crime scene management.
Representatives from the bars and nightclubs, which are part...
Along came a ‘spider’
THE Magners cider range is about to gain some extra Irish flavour with the launch of new ‘spider’ (spirit cider) variant Magners with Irish...
Training timebomb is still ticking
IT has all the makings of a perfect storm... another one.
Now that the inaugural refresher training deadlines for the first ‘batch’ of personal licence...
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Luke Richardson
William Woodburn
